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The Pleasure of Old Books

Posted in books, tagged , , , on September 5, 2010 | 1 Comment »

Anyone who knows me well knows how much I love old books.  I am drawn to them like a magnet at garage sales and book sales. I love the smell, the feel of the pages that are softened with repeated use. I love the decorative covers and, especially, the stories inside.  And then there are [...]

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I miss books

Posted in books, tagged , on July 30, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

I used to keep them in a stack on the floor next to my desk; the books I wanted to read. When the towering stack threatened to fall over, I’d transfer them to a shelf, the end table, or a magazine rack in the bathroom. My “to-read” list was manageable, and I read an average [...]

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Two Upcoming books: Love is a Flame and Women Reinvented

Posted in books, writing, tagged on April 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

This is my first glimpse at the upcoming Bethany House book, Love is a Flame, that will feature my story of our revitalized marriage. http://tinyurl.com/37d637p And another peek into the LaChance Publishing, Women Reinvented, where another one of my essays will be featured. http://tinyurl.com/299w5w7 It will be exciting to see the finished products!

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Books, books, books

Posted in books, tagged on January 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

I always have a book or a magazine “going,” sometimes two or three. There is a rack full of magazines in my bathroom that I am working my way through, a book on my nightstand, and this, my newest find, “Leave Me Alone, I’m Reading: Finding and Losing Myself in Books,” by Maureen Corrigan, NPR’s [...]

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